Bultfontein, Tswelopele Local Municipality, Lejweleputswa District Municipality, Free State, South Africa i
Regional Level Types
Bultfontein - not defined -
Tswelopele Local Municipality Municipality
Lejweleputswa District Municipality Municipality
Free State Province
South Africa Country

Regional Level Types
Bultfontein	- not defined -
Tswelopele Local Municipality	Municipality
Lejweleputswa District Municipality	Municipality
Free State	Province
South Africa	Country

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

28° 18' 0'' South , 26° 8' 59'' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

G#: kdfx501ue

Köppen climate type:

BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Brandfort	12,091 (2012)	53.8km
Wesselsbron	42,552 (2012)	53.8km
Hoopstad	12,663 (2012)	57.1km

Mindat Locality ID:

4416

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:4416:8

GUID (UUID V4):

5bc9aaef-d309-44aa-8a72-600aecfaa997

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

ⓘ 'Apophyllite Group'

ⓘ Calcite

ⓘ Freudenbergite

ⓘ var. Ferrous freudenbergite

ⓘ Natrolite ?

ⓘ Zircon

4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Apophyllite Group'

Formula: AB₄[Si₈O₂₂]X · 8H₂O

References:

Parry J, Williams A F, Wright F E (1932) On bultfonteinite, a new fluorine-bearing hydrous calcium silicate from South Africa. Mineralogical Magazine 23, 145-162

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

Parry J, Williams A F, Wright F E (1932) On bultfonteinite, a new fluorine-bearing hydrous calcium silicate from South Africa. Mineralogical Magazine 23, 145-162

ⓘ Freudenbergite

Formula: Na₂(Ti,Fe)₈O₁₆

References:

Patchen, A. D., Taylor, L. A., & Pokhilenko, N. (1997). Ferrous freudenbergite in ilmenite megacrysts: A unique paragenesis from the Dalnaya kimberlite, Yakutia. American Mineralogist, 82(9), 991-1000.

ⓘ Freudenbergite var. Ferrous freudenbergite

Formula: Na₂(Ti,Fe)₈O₁₆

References:

ⓘ Natrolite ?

Formula: Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O

Description: Similar looking material was mountainite or rhodesite

References:

Parry J, Williams A F, Wright F E (1932) On bultfonteinite, a new fluorine-bearing hydrous calcium silicate from South Africa. Mineralogical Magazine 23, 145-162

ⓘ Zircon

Formula: Zr(SiO₄)

References:

Belousova, E. A., Griffin, W. L., & Pearson, N. J. (1998). Trace element composition and cathodoluminescence properties of southern African kimberlitic zircons. Mineralogical Magazine, 62(3), 355-366.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Freudenbergite	4.CC.10	Na₂(Ti,Fe)₈O₁₆
ⓘ	var. Ferrous freudenbergite	4.CC.10	Na₂(Ti,Fe)₈O₁₆
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Zircon	9.AD.30	Zr(SiO₄)
ⓘ	Natrolite ?	9.GA.05	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Apophyllite Group'	-	AB₄[Si₈O₂₂]X · 8H₂O

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Apophyllite Group	AB₄[Si₈O₂₂]X · 8H₂O
H	ⓘ Natrolite	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Apophyllite Group	AB₄[Si₈O₂₂]X · 8H₂O
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Freudenbergite	Na₂(Ti,Fe)₈O₁₆
O	ⓘ Natrolite	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Freudenbergite var. Ferrous freudenbergite	Na₂(Ti,Fe)₈O₁₆
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Freudenbergite	Na₂(Ti,Fe)₈O₁₆
Na	ⓘ Natrolite	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
Na	ⓘ Freudenbergite var. Ferrous freudenbergite	Na₂(Ti,Fe)₈O₁₆
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Natrolite	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Apophyllite Group	AB₄[Si₈O₂₂]X · 8H₂O
Si	ⓘ Natrolite	Na₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀ · 2H₂O
Si	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Freudenbergite	Na₂(Ti,Fe)₈O₁₆
Ti	ⓘ Freudenbergite var. Ferrous freudenbergite	Na₂(Ti,Fe)₈O₁₆
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Freudenbergite	Na₂(Ti,Fe)₈O₁₆
Fe	ⓘ Freudenbergite var. Ferrous freudenbergite	Na₂(Ti,Fe)₈O₁₆
Zr	Zirconium
Zr	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)

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